Our History
The Evangelical Free Church began in the small hamlet of Etzikom in July of 1957 with a membership of 22. The first pastor called to Etzikom was Don Smith who served from 1957-1963. A group of families in the Orion/Manyberries area felt a need for a church in Orion so approached Etzikom and asked if they could start an evangelical church in Orion and share one pastor. An empty school building in Orion was purchased and renovated and the Orion Evangelical Free Church opened it's doors in 1959.
Since that time there have been 7 pastors who have served the EFC of Orion
*Don Smith 1957-1963
*Ken Strom 1963-1967
*Lloyd Hansen 1967-1969
*Dave Shauf 1969-2004
*George Mills 2004-2016
*Michael Clark 2017-2021
*Matthieu Howard 2022-current
Since that time there have been 7 pastors who have served the EFC of Orion
*Don Smith 1957-1963
*Ken Strom 1963-1967
*Lloyd Hansen 1967-1969
*Dave Shauf 1969-2004
*George Mills 2004-2016
*Michael Clark 2017-2021
*Matthieu Howard 2022-current